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PPLIU-ATIN FILED JULY 30. 1906.

Patented sept; 15,1908.

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'FRIEDRICH o. n. muon AND JOSEPH F. soHoErrL, oF BALTIMORE, MnnvLiND, ssrerons TO' SAID SCHOEPPL.

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sppneesn slee my so; lees. serial No.' 828,442'.

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To .all whom 'it lmay concern:

Be it known that we, FRIEDRICH C. H; HAUGK end JOSEPH' F. SGHOEPPL, citizens of the United States, residin at Baltimore city, in the State of Msrylan have' invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Crates; end we do hereby decl ing to bee. full, clear and exact description 'of the' invention, such es will enable others skilled in the art to which it apperteins to malte and use the same.

This-invention relates to improvements in crates and particulerly to such es ure sdapted for receiving beer bottles-and the like. Among tne several objects in view is the reduction of the expense,vfeight and size of the crate Without a reduction of its capacity.

' With these and further objects in view the invention comprises the combinstion with v an inclosing boxing, of a' double greting erranged therein and having terminal rods terminating short of the corners of the boxing.

-The invention further comprises certainother novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parte as will be hereineiter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsz-4`igure 1 is a perspective view of a crete embodying the features of the present invention, one of the sides being broken sway to disclose the interior of the structure. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the same taken on the plane of the upper o`rating and showf ing the upper grating 1n p en. E ig. 3 is en v edge view of the double grating detached with the gratings spread the iulldistence apart. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the same with the stings in -a p-artislly closed condition. lg. 5 is an enlarged, detail view of a fragment of one of the ends ci the crate indicating the size of the terminating eyes of the rods of the gratin with respect to the A grooves. Fig. 6 'is a longitudinal, vertical, central section through a crate embodying the feetures ci the present invention. Fig. 7 is a detail, erspective view of the supporting foot. ig. 8 is a detail, perspective view of a fragment of the lower grating, illustratin s.. modified form 'of foot applied 'g'. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of c. slightly moded form of crate.

ere the follow- 1--1 indicates the ends of a oxing and 2--2 the sides thereof. The boxing is provided withasuitable bottom' 3, preferably made up 55 oi se arete strips producing slots 4 4 for vent' ation pur oses. *Each side 2 and each end 1 is provi ed with a pair of horizontal grooves 6, 'one of the grooves being arten ed above the other a distance equal to the 60 tance eport of the two gratings hereinafter described, end each of said grooves terminati 0 short of the comer of the boxing as clearly iiidjcated in Figs. 1 cud 2. A double grating is arranged vri-tuin the boxing and is mede up of an upper gratin 7 and a lower rsting 8 connected at suite. le pointsby linxs 9-9. Each of the gratin s 7 and 8 is mede up of arallel rods exten ing longitudinally of the.,

oxing and .parallel rods extending trans- 10" velsely of the boxing, the iirst set of rods, of course, extending at ri ht angles with the second set oi rods and thus blocking 0E the specs Within the boxing into squares. The end of each rod of each grating 7 and 8 ter- '75 minetes in en e e 10 which surrounds a terminal rod 11 lying within the respective groove 6, the 'eye 10 being of slightly larger circumference than the groove. lt-1svto c observed that each of the terminal rods 11 is 80 slightl shorter than its respective groove 6,' and, tierefore, of course, does not extend to the corners of the boxing, the cells or squares at' the corners of the boxing being completed by the side and end walls ot the boxing While 85 the squares centrally of the boxing are completed by the rods makin@ up the grates. It 1s, of course, understood that each of the said squares is designed to receive o. bottle.

In constructing crates embodying the fea- 90 tures of the present invention the two ends are secured tothe bottom and then the gmt. ing is inserted within its terminal rods l 'ing within the grooves, the ends being forcer toward each other. sufficiently to cause the tcrminal eyes to slightly compress the Wood of the ends and thus form a iirm engagement therewith for maki the grating rigid. The sides are next force in place until the terminal eyes of the grating bite into or cempress the Wood of the sides sufficiently to per- Y mit the terminal rods of the sides of the grat'- Referring to the drawinvs by numerals,

ing to lie within the grooves of the sides of double the boxing. The sides are then nailed to the ends and bottom, and then a reinforcing stri is preferabl secured about each end of the oxmg as in cated at 12.

By preference the rods from which theupi per and lower gratings 7 and 8 are conbe obseiwed from Fig. 2 that the rods are interlaced, that is'to `say one of the longitudinal rods is passed above one ofthe -transverse rods, and thon beneath' the-next transverse rod and above the next, etc. When so constructed the up er and lower gratings are very firm and soiid and are not given to distortion under strains, but retain the cells in their pro r size and shape regardless of any reasonab e amount of jarring and straining. The links 9 are ysimply made of rods formed with an eye at each end, the eye at the upper `end surrounding one of the rods of the upper grating and the eye at the lower end surrounding one of the rods of the lower grating. Thus the two gratings are retained against separation beyond the distance apart of the grooves, and at the same time when the ratings are in condition for shi mentcutsi e of the boxing they are free to e colla sed and caused to lie in contact, one upon e other. In Fig. 4 there is seen a grating in a partially collapsed condition, the entire collapsing of the gratings not being illustrated orving to a confusion of lines, which is obviated by the showing of the gratings in the condition just prior to the complete collapse. f

By the use of the enlar ed terminal eyes and the terminal rods Whic are crimped, the several rods ofthe grating are prevented from any lateral movement Within 'the boxing, and the termination ofthe terminal rods short of the corners leaves the boxing strong and capable of resistingshocks and jars to which 1t is subjected in use. Furthermore, by the use of the gratings the size of the boxing 'may be materially reduced over the former wooden gratings heretofore used. This is decidedly advantageous in shipping or storing of the crates, and, of course, incidentally saves in the expense of shipment and in the expense of production.

Arranged centrally of the double grating is a link 9 which 'B constructed in detail, as seen in Fig. 7, with an upper eye engaging one of the transverse rods of the upper grating, and a lower eye engaging one ofA the transverse rods of the lower grating. The bod% ortion of the link 9however, is exten( ed3 past the lower grating and is preferably r'ormed into a triangular foot 9" which has its horizontal portion lying dat against Y the floor of the box. By using this ioot the gratin y and prevents from sagging. The Lfoot 1s arranged preferablyY centrally of the Urating,

but, of course, it is obvious that a plurality of such feet may betprovided if found desirable. The foot addsuigidity to the gratings and prevents thesarnelirom sagfigng down towards the bottom of\\-\the box when subjected to downwardly actin strains, as when struck by a heavy body. his obviates the danger of contracting therods of which' the gratings are formed, and thus prevents the ends of the rods from being withdrawn from the grooves-of the sides andends.

As seen in Fig. 9, if found convenient and desirable the ends of the boring may be formed with grooves 6' instead of grooves 6, the grooves entendinF at one, end of the corner of the boxing so that Whenassemblin the parts of the crate, one of the sides an trengthened materially two of the ends may be fixed to the bottom i and then the gratings maybe slid transversely of the boxing into the same, the end terminal rods of the gratings sliding longitudinally iii the grooves 6. After the gratings have been lforced into place, the other side maybe pop erlyvpositioned and secured in place.

ll e have illustrated in Fig. 8- a modified form ofoot which may be substituted for the foot 9, and which vconsists of a bale 9 exn tending transversely of the grating and provided with eyes at its ends lnclosiuv one of the bars. A similar bale 9b extends longitudinally'of the grating and is provided with eyes enga ing one of the longitudinal bars.' The two ales are thus ivotally mounted and the bale 9 is forme with a loop 9 at the'point'of crossing of the bale 9b, so that both bales may have their horizontal ortions restin upon the floor of the boxing. When it is desired to collapse the grating 1t is only necessary to swing the baie 9- up to a horizontal position and the bale 9b will be free to be similarl swung.

Having thus y described our invention,

What We claim as new and desire to secure by Letteis Patent isz- 1. In a crate, the combination with boxing formed with horizontal rooves in its Walls, of a. grating arranged -t crein, said grating formed of rods having terminal eyes extending into said grooves and terminal rods formed of crimped material extendin through said eyes andl positioned in said grooves, for holding said eyes in position. 2. In a crate, the combination with a boxing of a gratingsecured Within said boxing and formed of rods of crimped material, a Similar grating spaced above the first mentioned grating, centrality positioned -links connecting the rods ofv theupper and lower grating, some of said links formed with supporting members.

3. In a. crate, the eombinationwi integral Wit oxmg.

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gratings anfanged there? sind gratin *8, and an and pro- In testimony whereof We afix our signa-l'.

tures in presence of two Witnesses.

FRIEDRICH C. H. HAUGK. JOSEPH F, SCHOEPPL. Witnesses: MARY M. MAGRAW,

' JOHN THOMAS SGHELL, v 

